These spicy baked apples are delicious served with lightly sweetened whipped cream and make for a healthy dessert . . . Are Baked Apples Dessert? Let’s go with no (even though I’m including it in my dessert section). Apples are one of those treats I didn’t enjoy as much as I ought to have as […]
If you could put an apple crisp into a muffin, these ginger apple bran muffins would be how . . .These are relatively healthy, super-fiber apple and bran muffins. Because they are made with apple, dates, and bran, they are packed with nutrients and natural sweetness (no refined sugars in the recipe!), making them both hearty and satisfying. The only sweeteners are the natural fruits, plus honey and molasses.
Just in time for fall, this roasted chicken with maple rosemary butter makes our whole house smell amazing . . . For spring, I use thyme!
Sometimes it feels like no matter what you try, your toddler won’t eat dinner . . . Below is an in-depth review of toddler food strategies that Emily Oster discusses in her book Cribsheet.
This lemony wild rice with tomatoes is easy to make ahead of time and keeps well so that you can enjoy it again and again throughout the week . . .
Crispy and sweet maple peach pulled pork tacos with fresh peach salsa and charred corn . . .
I make this goat cheese souffle with fresh chives, tarragon, parsley, and sometimes basil from our garden . . . This is another great vegetarian main, especially in the summer if you have a lot of herbs on hand. We aren’t vegetarians in our house, but I try to swap out meat a few nights
These giant Greek beans are delicious straight out of the oven or cold the next day . . . I started making this dish just this summer. Our local Greek restaurant makes a fantastic version, so I decided to see if I could make an easy version at home. After several months of experimenting, I
These honey bran muffins are great on their own or with tart red currants thrown in . . . Yay! It’s the end of summer and red currants are in season! And they are so pretty! But wait, what can I do with red currants other than make red currant jelly? (Hopefully you, unlike me,
An easy recipe for a tangy passionfruit tart with a sweet brown-butter coconut shortbread base . . . with an option to add a delicious meringue topping!
This preserved lemon chicken is a twist on the classic lemon pepper chicken . . . Continuing on my theme of finding the perfect lemon pepper chicken, this preserved lemon chicken, made with fresh and preserved lemons, saffron, thyme, and garlic, is a top contender. The recipe is based on one from the Ottolenghi Simple
Irish Brown Soda Bread with Oats . . . This quick brown soda bread recipe is my version of a healthy brown bread. It is fast, filling, and healthy. What more could you want? When I was 15, my family went on vacation to Ireland. The first night we arrived at our hotel so late
Basic and very easy recipe for sweet potato pancakes that is very popular with my kids . . .
Secret (Vegetable) Garden Muffins . . . Filled with butternut squash, zucchini, apple, spinach, and coconut, and my kids love them!
Hearty oat muffins made with buttermilk and berries . . . I was craving some warm, buttery, hearty oat muffins. Something with chewy oats, but not too sweet. Preferably on the healthy side. Ideally bursting with delicious berries. So I found a recipe for a blueberry oatmeal muffin, but it was still not quite what
Greek yogurt with fresh grapefruit and almonds . . . This is my perfect spring breakfast — light, refreshing, and filling grapefruit yogurt. Also, I just want to be able to wear my pre-pregnancy pants again, okay? I’m five months postpartum, and I miss my clothes. (How did I manage to gain like 50 pounds
Honey cornbread muffins with strawberry puddle pockets . . . These honey cornbread muffins are filled with strawberry puddles and make the perfect summer muffin. I crave them when strawberry season hits. The cornmeal gets very crispy and delicious and the strawberries melt into little jammy pockets on the inside. I like to put a
Healthy ricotta and jam toast that feels splurgy . . . Whipped ricotta and homemade strawberry jam toast is a weekend luxury for me, even though it is low calorie and quite healthy. I like to eat the toast and strawberry jam warm and the whipped ricotta ice cold. I usually use my quick brown
Chilly spring pea and cucumber salad . . . This pea and cucumber salad is all about celebrating springtime. There’s just something about hitting May and heading into summer makes me crave cold fresh peas. The ones that aren’t even a little bit mushy and almost pop when you bite into them. This salad was
This corn and tomato salad with fresh mozzarella is perfect for cooling down in hot weather! The weather has finally started to feel like it’s not trying to murder us all (it has started to warm up a bit), which means it is time for one of my favorite summer salads: fresh sweet corn and
